Condé Nast writer fired for confronting HR boss panders for rent money
New York Post ^ | 7 November 2025 | Ariel Zilber
Posted on 11/10/2025 3:17:07 PM PST by Steely Tom
One of four journalists recently fired by Condé Nast for confronting the company’s head of human resources is asking internet users for help covering his rent.
Ex-senior writer for Wired Jake Lahut was seen in a Wednesday video clip standing feet away from HR boss Stan Duncan as angry employees confronted to exec over layoffs tied to Condé’s downsizing of Teen Vogue. The layoffs of Lahut and three others came just hours later.
Lahut wrote on Spotfund that he’s seeking short-term help in the wake of his firing.
“After getting terminated as one of the Fired Four at Condé Nast, I need to shore up a couple months of rent as I get on my feet,” he wrote.
“Any amount helps,” Lahut added. “Plus, New York is expensive!”
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: conde; doofus; nyc; vogue; woke
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This is really pretty funny.
Several unionized employees of Condé Nast's Teen Vogue confronted the company's HR head Stan Duncan in the hallway, trying to bait him into a debate while being recorded on video. The footage made its way to the internet, apparently by way of Wired Magazine.
Mr. Duncan refused to play along, and several of the employees who were involved have been terminated. The NYC union has gotten involved, saying they were unfairly fired in violation of the union's collective bargaining agreement.
The situation is covered in somewhat more depth in this video by Clownfish: Activist Journos FAFO, Get FIRED for Harassing HR Exec on Camera!
1 posted on 11/10/2025 3:17:07 PM PST by Steely Tom
To: Steely Tom
>> “Any amount helps,” Lahut added...
I saw someone on FR advocate giving $0.01 to ridiculous GoFundYourself etc. beggars, the theory being that it costs more to collect than the amount given.
Might just give it a whirl with this lefty douchebag...
2 posted on 11/10/2025 3:20:33 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
To: Steely Tom
New York is expensive.
Then move!
3 posted on 11/10/2025 3:23:46 PM PST by packrat35 (“When discourse ends, violence begins.” – Charlie Kirk, and they killed him anyway)
To: Steely Tom
“After getting terminated as one of the Fired Four at Condé Nast, I need to shore up a couple months of rent as I get on my feet,” he wrote.
How about learning a couple new phrases:
“My pleasure. Can I get you anything else?”
“Will you be needing help getting the bags to your car?
If I were a TRILLIONAIRE I wouldn’t give someone like this a single penny.
To: Steely Tom
5 posted on 11/10/2025 3:25:38 PM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
To: Steely Tom
6 posted on 11/10/2025 3:26:10 PM PST by Paladin2 (YMMV)
To: packrat35
It’s only going to get more expensive.
7 posted on 11/10/2025 3:27:04 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
To: Steely Tom
Apparently one of the confronters is a male identifying transsexual.
The article concerns one Jake Lahut, who was formerly employed by Wired, which, like Teen Vogue, is owned by Condé Nast.
Lahut was the "White House correspondent" for Wired, until he was fired. Happened just the other day. It was gettin' kinda long, coulda said it was in my way. Ahem.
What was I saying? Oh...
Lahut, who's voice can be heard on the video, demanding the head of HR to define what the word "congretating" means, is the one who is now begging for rent money on the internet.
8 posted on 11/10/2025 3:27:17 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: LeonardFMason
“After getting terminated as one of the Fired Four at Condé Nast, I need to shore up a couple months of rent as I get on my feet,” he wrote.
"A couple months of rent" in NYC could easily be $10K.
9 posted on 11/10/2025 3:29:53 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: Steely Tom
HR head is a man? What a rare bird ... maybe the last one in existence ....
10 posted on 11/10/2025 3:30:24 PM PST by bankwalker (Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)
To: Steely Tom
HR head is a man? What a rare bird ... maybe the last one in existence ....
11 posted on 11/10/2025 3:30:25 PM PST by bankwalker (Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)
To: Steely Tom
12 posted on 11/10/2025 3:31:02 PM PST by OldHarbor
To: Steely Tom
I tried insubordination as a youth. How dare the boss not let me run the place?!
I stopped doing that.
13 posted on 11/10/2025 3:32:36 PM PST by Az Joe (No matter how cynical you get, it's never enough to keep up.)
To: Steely Tom
He also writes/wrote for the Daily Beast and Business Insider.
Deserves what he got...
14 posted on 11/10/2025 3:35:08 PM PST by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
To: Nervous Tick
“I saw someone on FR advocate giving $0.01 to ridiculous GoFundYourself etc. beggars, the theory being that it costs more to collect than the amount given.”
You see all kinds of things here posted my people that have no idea.
15 posted on 11/10/2025 3:36:05 PM PST by TexasGator (750 hp Florida Gnat)
To: Steely Tom
Dumb*ss…. Don’t get fired!
16 posted on 11/10/2025 3:36:50 PM PST by Rummyfan (Ok In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.? so t tv)
To: packrat35
“New York is expensive.
Then move!”
To Florida?
Texas?
Alabama?
Let that vogue yankee rot in its own sewage.
“Bite the big Apple!
Don’t mind the maggots”
17 posted on 11/10/2025 3:36:58 PM PST by Right Brigade (A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you,)
To: Steely Tom
“ Any amount helps,” Lahut added. “Plus, New York is expensive!””
Move.
18 posted on 11/10/2025 3:39:41 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz ( Covfefe! )
To: bankwalker
Likely not a REAL man....if you catch my drift.
19 posted on 11/10/2025 3:42:10 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: Steely Tom
He should move to Utah or Idaho, a writer can write anywhere these days, no need to stay in one of the most expensive cities in the world, one can write trash anywhere.
20 posted on 11/10/2025 3:43:53 PM PST by The Louiswu (USA FIRST...USA FOREVER)
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